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Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami Leo Wisnu Susapto, Anin Aditya Rahman
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) warned that the forestry sector management cannot be handled only by the Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut). KPK said that when it comes to managing forests, cross-sectoral coordination and action under one policy is needed.
According to KPK, a single policy is needed because the Directorate General of Urban Planning (Direktorat Jenderal Planologi – DitjenPlanologi) at the Kemenhut did not immediately implement KPK’s forestry management study, titled “Kajian Sistem Perencanaan dan Pengelolaan Kawasan Hutan pada Ditjen Planologi Kemenhut Tahun 2010”.
“From almost two years experience, it is clear that Ditjen Planologi needs support from other ministries/institutions and respected stakeholders to improve the forestry sector,” said Busyro Muqqodas, KPK’s Deputy Chairman, in Jakarta, Thursday (13/12).
Dian Patria, researcher at the Research and Development Directorate of KPK, elaborated on the obstacles that Ditjen Planologi faces in implementing KPK’s study.
“For example, there is absence of a single national map as a reference for all parties to acknowledge management standards and borders,” stated Dian. Kemenhut, according to Dian, only managed to create a single map of the Java island.
In addition, Dian also asserted that Kemenhut failed to establish a single door information service system. Kemenhut stated that the said system is still on the third floor of Kemenhut’s office. “In 2013 the service center will be moved to the lobby of the Kemenhut building,” continued Dian.
KPK expected that Ditjen Planologi will implement the study immediately in order to reduce the negative impact of forestry mismanagement.
Based on Kemenhut data, Dian explained, only 11 percent of Indonesian forests have a clear and clean status, which means that those areas can be supervised and controlled by the Government. While the other 89 percent has unclear status and can be exploited irresponsibly.
It is important to note that the forestry sector has a strategic role in national development. Indonesian forest area spans over 120 million hectares, covering 70 percent of Indonesia’s land mass. If this potential resource is not managed well, it will lead to many disputes and conflicts.
Maria SW Sumardjono, agrarian law expert, assessed that irresponsible natural resources exploitation continues to occur because of the Government’s neglect of the situation. This can be seen from overlapping laws and regulations related to natural resources.
Maria requested the President to address this issue by fixing all of the overlapping laws and regulations. President, as Maria said, is allowed by MPR Resolution No. IX/ MPR/ 2001 to revoke sectoral laws that conflict with each other and that do not represent the interests of the general public.
On the other hand, Saldi Isra, constitutional law expert, said that overlapping laws and regulations on the natural resources sector are also caused by the House of Representatives (House).
“Discussions of the laws in the House are fragmented. Legislatives must also be pushed to sit together and discuss bills,” he stated.
(hot/jt)
Leo Wisnu Susapto, Anin Aditya Rahman
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) warned that the forestry sector management cannot be handled only by the Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut). KPK said that when it comes to managing forests, cross-sectoral coordination and action under one policy is needed.
According to KPK, a single policy is needed because the Directorate General of Urban Planning (Direktorat Jenderal Planologi – DitjenPlanologi) at the Kemenhut did not immediately implement KPK’s forestry management study, titled “Kajian Sistem Perencanaan dan Pengelolaan Kawasan Hutan pada Ditjen Planologi Kemenhut Tahun 2010”.
“From almost two years experience, it is clear that Ditjen Planologi needs support from other ministries/institutions and respected stakeholders to improve the forestry sector,” said Busyro Muqqodas, KPK’s Deputy Chairman, in Jakarta, Thursday (13/12).
Dian Patria, researcher at the Research and Development Directorate of KPK, elaborated on the obstacles that Ditjen Planologi faces in implementing KPK’s study.
“For example, there is absence of a single national map as a reference for all parties to acknowledge management standards and borders,” stated Dian. Kemenhut, according to Dian, only managed to create a single map of the Java island.
In addition, Dian also asserted that Kemenhut failed to establish a single door information service system. Kemenhut stated that the said system is still on the third floor of Kemenhut’s office. “In 2013 the service center will be moved to the lobby of the Kemenhut building,” continued Dian.
KPK expected that Ditjen Planologi will implement the study immediately in order to reduce the negative impact of forestry mismanagement.
Based on Kemenhut data, Dian explained, only 11 percent of Indonesian forests have a clear and clean status, which means that those areas can be supervised and controlled by the Government. While the other 89 percent has unclear status and can be exploited irresponsibly.
It is important to note that the forestry sector has a strategic role in national development. Indonesian forest area spans over 120 million hectares, covering 70 percent of Indonesia’s land mass. If this potential resource is not managed well, it will lead to many disputes and conflicts.
Maria SW Sumardjono, agrarian law expert, assessed that irresponsible natural resources exploitation continues to occur because of the Government’s neglect of the situation. This can be seen from overlapping laws and regulations related to natural resources.
Maria requested the President to address this issue by fixing all of the overlapping laws and regulations. President, as Maria said, is allowed by MPR Resolution No. IX/ MPR/ 2001 to revoke sectoral laws that conflict with each other and that do not represent the interests of the general public.
On the other hand, Saldi Isra, constitutional law expert, said that overlapping laws and regulations on the natural resources sector are also caused by the House of Representatives (House).
“Discussions of the laws in the House are fragmented. Legislatives must also be pushed to sit together and discuss bills,” he stated.
(hot/jt)